Montalvo weather in March

In March, Montalvo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1107 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Montalvo's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montalvo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1107 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:26 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
95%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Montalvo is Town and urban parish of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Montalvo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Montalvo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°110730.612.13.5
Feb25° / 19°10622812.13.4
Mar25° / 19°110730.7123.4
Apr25° / 19°110129.4123.4
May25° / 19°107830.611.93.5
Jun24° / 18°73929.811.93.5
Jul23° / 17°65630.511.93.5
Aug23° / 17°50630.411.93.6
Sep23° / 17°58629.6123.5
Oct24° / 18°47028.2123.8
Nov24° / 18°38425.912.14.0
Dec24° / 19°73029.412.13.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Montalvo gets around 1107 mm of rain over 30.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
74951
84951
94951
104951
113961
123961
133961
143961
152971
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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114calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:296:31
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512.06:296:31
612.06:296:30
712.06:286:30
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1212.06:276:28
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1512.06:276:28
1612.06:266:27
1712.06:266:27
1812.06:266:26
1912.06:266:26
2012.06:256:26
2112.06:256:25
2212.06:256:25
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:246:24
2512.06:246:24
2612.06:246:24
2712.06:246:23
2812.06:236:23
2912.06:236:22
3012.06:236:22
3112.06:236:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 4.24 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 3.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
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43.9Moderate
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63.9Moderate
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313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Montalvo?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Montalvo.

What to pack for Montalvo in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Montalvo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Montalvo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montalvo peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 19 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Montalvo in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Montalvo is worst in November — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorNov 1745 µg/m³Jan 2420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov47Poor
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Montalvo?

Montalvo sits at 1.8°S, 79.3°W, 65 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Babahoyo, 26 km away.

Topography around Montalvo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Montalvo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montalvo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,468 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,245 m.

The land around Montalvo is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
2,468 m
80 km
6,245 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Babahoyo 26 km · Guaranda 39 km · Ventanas 43 km · Naranjito 47 km · Milagro 51 km · Samborondón 52 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 57 km · Vinces 58 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Montalvo (-1.7901°, -79.2876°, elevation 65 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).